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consulate in benghazi, libya, coming under attack from a group of islamic militants. the american ambassador, christopher stevens, was killed in the assault along with three of his compatriots. up until now, none of the suspects has been captured by u.s. forces, but in a secret raid, they have apprehended ahmed abu khattala, one of the alleged ringleaders. the commander-in-chief of the united states military conducted a mission to capture ahmed abu khattala. khattala has been charged for his role in the attacks in benghazi, libya, on september 11, 2012. the united states is taking him to a secure location outside libya. >> the obama administration has faced strident criticism or not doing enough to find those responsible, so a rare success for a president struggling with overlapping crises in syria and now iraq. >> it is important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible, and we will bring them to justice. hashe benghazi attack become one of the most contentious issues in washin
consulate in benghazi, libya, coming under attack from a group of islamic militants. the american ambassador, christopher stevens, was killed in the assault along with three of his compatriots. up until now, none of the suspects has been captured by u.s. forces, but in a secret raid, they have apprehended ahmed abu khattala, one of the alleged ringleaders. the commander-in-chief of the united states military conducted a mission to capture ahmed abu khattala. khattala has been charged for his...
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what went wrong in benghazi -- lack of intelligence or lack of security? congress has questions. inside the stronghold of the bashar al-assad, the bbc gains rare access to one legion of syria still trying to ignore the conflict -- one region of syria still trying to ignore the conflict. in las vegas, the housing crisis has left people wishing they had not taken the gamble. >> i was left over extended. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it has now been four weeks since the attack on the libyan consulate in benghazi, which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. today, american rule makers were demanding answers about whether the levels of security were enough. testifying before a congressional committee, state department official said the correct number of agents were in place. during this election season, this issue has become controversial. our north america editor reports. in the american ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three of his colleagues -- >> the american ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three of hi
what went wrong in benghazi -- lack of intelligence or lack of security? congress has questions. inside the stronghold of the bashar al-assad, the bbc gains rare access to one legion of syria still trying to ignore the conflict -- one region of syria still trying to ignore the conflict. in las vegas, the housing crisis has left people wishing they had not taken the gamble. >> i was left over extended. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the...
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we believe the majority is against this. >> all of this instability has a crippling impact of benghazi's ambition to rebuild. this town was abandoned last year by its chinese developers. they and other foreign investors have yet to return. most libyans support their democratic projects and this city has a largely positive feel. a handful of radical militants to still spoil everything. >> of the complications of post-gaddafi of libya. the president of georgia has said the country's entire prison staff will be suspended after a video merged showing inmates being severely abused. prisoners are shown being badly beaten, one is sexually assaulted. relatives of the inmates attempted to storm the facilities where the abuse allegedly happened. an inquiry in the u.s. has uncovered serious management failures in a sting operation that would let gunrunners smuggle weapons to mexico. agents in the operation known as operation fast and furious lost the weapons. the attorney general was cleared of any wrongdoing. there was a record summer melting. satellite images show the icecap melted back of the ti
we believe the majority is against this. >> all of this instability has a crippling impact of benghazi's ambition to rebuild. this town was abandoned last year by its chinese developers. they and other foreign investors have yet to return. most libyans support their democratic projects and this city has a largely positive feel. a handful of radical militants to still spoil everything. >> of the complications of post-gaddafi of libya. the president of georgia has said the country's...
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benghazi paid with unwanted distraction for its freedom. the barracks is now a twist of metal, a warning of what could happen in tripoli. the rebels planned to move ahead closer to the capital as soon as they can to appeal for calm and hope that the defacto president, a widely respected judge, can pull the country together. >> we are truly worried about security in tripoli. we hope that this will protect the city. >> there is a clandestine network spread its tentacles across tripoli. >> many people in the army and the security forces, they are with us. they are with gaddafi right now but at the moment, they will be with us. that is what we're hearing from many people in the army. >> it is not easy to check out a secret underground network in tripoli. and the uprising in tripoli depends on the success of the military campaign. >> that campaign is coming under pressure here in washington where public opinion is swinging against the mission. in a largely symbolic vote, the house of representatives overwhelmingly rejected a measure giving presi
benghazi paid with unwanted distraction for its freedom. the barracks is now a twist of metal, a warning of what could happen in tripoli. the rebels planned to move ahead closer to the capital as soon as they can to appeal for calm and hope that the defacto president, a widely respected judge, can pull the country together. >> we are truly worried about security in tripoli. we hope that this will protect the city. >> there is a clandestine network spread its tentacles across...
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what are you hearing outside of ben fwauzy benghazi you? >> we heard there was still bomb after the cease-fire. >> sreenivasan: do people you talk to trust qaddafi's offer to create a dialogue with the opposition? >> not at all. people on the street don't believe he will keep the cease-fire. one man said we don't trust him. he only respects power. >> sreenivasan: james foal freglobal post reporting from benghazi via skype. >> suarez: now to our newsmaker interview with susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. i talked with her earlier this evening from the state department. ambassador, welcome, has the new resolution come in time to save the libyan opposition? has the qaddafi army already won the battle on the ground? >> well, ray, the resolution passed yesterday by the security council was swift and very strong. and it makes clear that qaddafi must immediately cease-fire and halt any attacks on civilians. president obama this afternoon issued a very clear ultimatum, consistent with that resolution, that there must be an immed
what are you hearing outside of ben fwauzy benghazi you? >> we heard there was still bomb after the cease-fire. >> sreenivasan: do people you talk to trust qaddafi's offer to create a dialogue with the opposition? >> not at all. people on the street don't believe he will keep the cease-fire. one man said we don't trust him. he only respects power. >> sreenivasan: james foal freglobal post reporting from benghazi via skype. >> suarez: now to our newsmaker interview...
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report blaming the state department for systemic failures in security at the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut senator joe lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the tragedy in his home state and his 24 years in u.s. senate. >> there is reason for people to be angry skeptical and cynical about the willingness or capacity of congress to act or stop mass violence in our country. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers conservative jurist former solicitor general and failed supreme court nominee robert h. bork. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundatio
report blaming the state department for systemic failures in security at the diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, where four americans died. >> woodruff: from damascus, i.t.n.'s alex thomson reports on the impact the rebel siege of the syrian capital is having on supporters of the assad regime. >> in this educational district and the one next door alone, in the past two weeks 35 small children and two teachers have been killed. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut...
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diplomatic facilities in benghazi, libya. last night, officials released some 100 pages of e-mails related to the initial administration public talking points, that eventually dropped any reference to terrorist threats or al qaeda. house speaker john boehner said today it's a good first step, but, he said, the administration must do more. >> we have a job to get to the truth. and the administration can make this a lot easier by doing what they started to do yesterday, turning over emails from benghazi. but they could make this a lot simpler by being up front with the congress and being up front with the american people. >> woodruff: republicans promise more hearings on all of this, starting tomorrow when a house committee will hear from the outgoing i.r.s. leader, steven miller. for more, we turn to white house communications director jennifer palmieri. welcome on the "newshour." and first on the i.r.s., republicans are saying, yes, it's fine, the president forcing these resignations, but they are saying there has to be more.
diplomatic facilities in benghazi, libya. last night, officials released some 100 pages of e-mails related to the initial administration public talking points, that eventually dropped any reference to terrorist threats or al qaeda. house speaker john boehner said today it's a good first step, but, he said, the administration must do more. >> we have a job to get to the truth. and the administration can make this a lot easier by doing what they started to do yesterday, turning over emails...
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the house intelligence committee issued another report on benghazi, chairman mike rogers. should the next congress continue to find out what happened in benghazi or do we we know enough now? >> so the intelligence committee has issued a report and a i think the defense, the armed services committee has issued a report, and i think the focus has sort of swung around to the state department which is the area, obviously, that foreign relations committee oversees. i had a discussion on the floor just in the last couple of days where this issue's come up, and there are some that are talking about a select committee being created. i'm still looking at that and trying to learn what is best, and i have to tell you i'm not -- >> al: security lapses? that is true. there were security lapses, and there were cables from our great ambassador seeking additional security, and i think there is legitimate concern how in the chain of command something like this in a place like benghazi which basically was the frontier, you know, how could this have occurred? how could in missions like this
the house intelligence committee issued another report on benghazi, chairman mike rogers. should the next congress continue to find out what happened in benghazi or do we we know enough now? >> so the intelligence committee has issued a report and a i think the defense, the armed services committee has issued a report, and i think the focus has sort of swung around to the state department which is the area, obviously, that foreign relations committee oversees. i had a discussion on the...
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consulate in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead, including ambassador chris stevens. the episode has itself become politically charged with election day less than a month off. republican committee chair darrell issa opened with this salvo. >> today it is 30 days since the september 11th attack, more or less. it is a long time to wait if you're sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today, we begin the process of saying they must be able to trust because you must be able to assure them that you're doing your work differently than just a short time ago. >> reporter: last week, issa and utah congressman jason chaffetz wrote to secretary of state hillary clinton, alleging the department had denied requests for beefed-up security at benghazi. chaffetz expanded on the charge today. >> i believe, personally, with more assets, more resources, just meeting the minimum standards we could of and should of saved the life of ambassador stevens and the other people that were there. any reasonable per
consulate in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead, including ambassador chris stevens. the episode has itself become politically charged with election day less than a month off. republican committee chair darrell issa opened with this salvo. >> today it is 30 days since the september 11th attack, more or less. it is a long time to wait if you're sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today, we...
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rice as the face of the administration fifth time gold response to the attacks against the mission in benghazi. she is the first. who knows if she will be the last political victim of the fallout. >> is this a loss for america? the people generally think susan rice would have made a good secretary of state? >> people have very different opinions on her. the acrimony that accompanied the attacks is not something many people will welcome. this is not how politics should be conducted in washington. also, the president said the attacks against her had been unfair. she was also being pilloried in the american media by some of her colleagues for being undiplomatic. a lot of people thought she would not have made a good secretary of state. we will never find out. she has done the gracious thing and about out of the race before president obama had to make a decision about whether or not to appoint her. that is not to say she will not get any position in the next administration. she could get a position that does not require congressional confirmation >> is there anyone who he was not spying for? the f
rice as the face of the administration fifth time gold response to the attacks against the mission in benghazi. she is the first. who knows if she will be the last political victim of the fallout. >> is this a loss for america? the people generally think susan rice would have made a good secretary of state? >> people have very different opinions on her. the acrimony that accompanied the attacks is not something many people will welcome. this is not how politics should be conducted...
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the ostensible reason here is what ambassador rice said on several sunday morning tv shows about benghazi, the attack in libya that ended up costing the lives of four americans. but by the time that whole thing played out, it was pretty clear that she was reading talking points that were put together by the intelligence community. she had very little, if nothing to do with embassy security itself. she happened to be on those shows themselves because secretary clinton had just come back from a trip and said she was too tired to go on them. there was more under way here though. part of it was a little bit of her style, which was very confrontational one and that probably didn't serve her all that well when she went up to capitol hill a few weeks ago and tried to talk this out between senator john mccain, lindsey graham, others who had opposed her. little bit of it was the white house i think after president obama came out very strongly in her support. she was afterall one of the first people to sign on to his foreign policy team when he was a pretyim probable candidate. after that, the whit
the ostensible reason here is what ambassador rice said on several sunday morning tv shows about benghazi, the attack in libya that ended up costing the lives of four americans. but by the time that whole thing played out, it was pretty clear that she was reading talking points that were put together by the intelligence community. she had very little, if nothing to do with embassy security itself. she happened to be on those shows themselves because secretary clinton had just come back from a...
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it is important to note with the net to a large degree by stopping the regime's attacks on benghazi. there are other places where civilians remain threatened by the regime. we are doing our best each and every day and night to protect the civilians. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have been financing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign -- finessing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign to nato. matthew price reports. >> slowly, but surely, it is being transferred to nato. command remains in the hands of the u.s., for now. but perhaps not for long. the uk and france have led this operation along with the west, but the americans are keen to hand over control as soon as possible. today, britain said they are making progress. >> netted has taken control of the new flight -- nato as taking control of the no-fly zone. they're also planning the command of the wide
it is important to note with the net to a large degree by stopping the regime's attacks on benghazi. there are other places where civilians remain threatened by the regime. we are doing our best each and every day and night to protect the civilians. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have...
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it is the cumulative effect of the e-mail scandal, the and clinton foundation, benghazi. they think donald trump is more honest. >> too many scandals. some things at least have to be true. i have this trouble believing her. i cannot vote for her. reporter: a state is used to close contest. some show the billionaire edging ahead. donald trump is gaining in the polls, not because he is more popular, but because hillary clinton is so disliked. a last poll suggested that her image is at its lowest point in 25-years in public life. as we enter the home stretch she of thesevorite of both deeply unpopular candidates. they are limping toward the finish. nick bryant, bbc news, florida. katty: for more on the status of the campaign i spoke with anthony zurcher. ofs is the beginning september, generally a critical time that sets the tone for the rest of the election. how is it standing? anthony: it is a 60-day's trip to the finish. the polls are starting to tighten. that should not be too much of a surprise. hillary clinton got a bump out of her convention, but some republicans are
it is the cumulative effect of the e-mail scandal, the and clinton foundation, benghazi. they think donald trump is more honest. >> too many scandals. some things at least have to be true. i have this trouble believing her. i cannot vote for her. reporter: a state is used to close contest. some show the billionaire edging ahead. donald trump is gaining in the polls, not because he is more popular, but because hillary clinton is so disliked. a last poll suggested that her image is at its...
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of course if we set up a benghazi in syria we can get them to the right people. there are about 7,000 of these jihadists. now the jihadists are the best fighters. hell, they've fought all over the middle east and are not afraid to die. but to think we can't get the weapons to the right people if we have a established place in syria for this government. and, by the way, it's a damn good general we've got there now, too, working for the resistance. >> rose: do you think the president's credibility is at stake here? >> yeah, i think so but he never should have done that to start with, charlie. it's okay to use scud missiles and kill hundreds of people. it's okay to use mortars and heavy artillery. it's okay to use as an instrument, intimidation of gang rape and torture and murder but that's okay. it's not okay to use chemical weapons? what's that all about? that's so repugnant it's hard for me to talk about it without emotion because i've been to refugee camps and seen the people with what's been done to them. we should haven't done this quote red line to start with
of course if we set up a benghazi in syria we can get them to the right people. there are about 7,000 of these jihadists. now the jihadists are the best fighters. hell, they've fought all over the middle east and are not afraid to die. but to think we can't get the weapons to the right people if we have a established place in syria for this government. and, by the way, it's a damn good general we've got there now, too, working for the resistance. >> rose: do you think the president's...
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confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers will get to choose which books are included. a lawsuit with authors is still ongoing. facebook now has one billion users. the number-one social media site announced today that it reached the milestone in september. it said the median age of users is 22 and the five top markets are brazil, india, indonesia, mexico and the united states. despite the rising customer base, facebook stock has lost 40% of its value since the company went public in may. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: fears that the syrian civil war may escalate into
confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers...
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. >> rose: there's no way we could have allowed him to go into benghazi. >> i think at the time what you're looking at is what appears to be and there's certain massacre, it's pretty rare the leader says here's what i'm going to do. and it was a defensible territory, you had the support of the entire national community and people forget, u.n. security council supported the military intervention, to use all necessary measures to protect civilians. that's a very different situation we've seen in syria with the divisions of the security council. the president is making a judgment about do the benefits of acting outweigh the costs. and the costs seem very very significant at the time, both in terms of humanitarian terms but also? strategic terms what would it mean to have libya on fire and in a constant state of turmoil given qaddafi and again his propensity in the amount of support for terrorism or the destabilizing activities he carried out. so flash forward now we're in a situation where libya is racked by conflict. we are throwing our weight behind the u.n. mediator who has been at i
. >> rose: there's no way we could have allowed him to go into benghazi. >> i think at the time what you're looking at is what appears to be and there's certain massacre, it's pretty rare the leader says here's what i'm going to do. and it was a defensible territory, you had the support of the entire national community and people forget, u.n. security council supported the military intervention, to use all necessary measures to protect civilians. that's a very different situation...
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senator john mccain in their capitol benghazi. >> i believe that we should be much more involved and engaged in the air campaign than we have been. >> reporter: it's been confirmed that american predator drones, unmanned planes armed with powerful missiles have carried out their first attacks on government military targets. it is an increase in american involvement, which in itself does not change the fact this is looking like a prolonged civil war. >> the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs mike mullen >> sreenivasan: the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, said the fight in libya has become much more difficult. speaking at a news conference in iraq, he said the situation in some cities in eastern libya is "very much stalemate-like". in pakistan, u.s. drone strikes killed at least 25 people today. the missiles targeted a militant stronghold in north waziristan, near the afghan border. pakistani intelligence officials said 18 of the victims were militants. two women and five children were also among the dead. yesterday, pakistan's army chief denounced u.s. drone att
senator john mccain in their capitol benghazi. >> i believe that we should be much more involved and engaged in the air campaign than we have been. >> reporter: it's been confirmed that american predator drones, unmanned planes armed with powerful missiles have carried out their first attacks on government military targets. it is an increase in american involvement, which in itself does not change the fact this is looking like a prolonged civil war. >> the u.s. chairman of the...
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he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in islamabad, by pushing aside huge shipping containers that cordoned off the area. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. a report on a bungled operation against gun-trafficking in arizona drew praise today from house republicans. they've been investigating "operation fast and furious" for months. at a hearing, the justice department's inspector general michael horowitz listed a string of mistakes by federal law enforcement officials trying to track illegal guns. hundreds of the weapons ended up with mexican drug gangs. >> what we heard from the agents was they had made a consci
he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in...
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know if the two are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team there on our homepage, including a story about an underground hospital built to withstand bombs and chemical attacks. >> brown: next, we turn to politics. judy woodruff has another in our conversations with newly elected members of the u.s. senate. >> woodruff: democrat tammy baldwin won a hotly contested race in the battleground state of wisconsin, defeating former republican governor tommy thompson with 51% of the vote. the 50-year-old baldwin previously served seven terms in the u.s. house of representatives, and before that was a member of the wisconsin state assembly. an attorney by trade, she replaces democrat herb kohl, who retired. baldwin is bo
know if the two are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team there on our homepage, including a...
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military action to take out the air defenses of libya, to attack the qaddafi forces that were threatening benghazi and the east of the country. and that was made very clear. so when that happened, when the russians and chinese said oh we don't realize w we voted for ths or allowed that resolution to pass, that the this was going to happen, that is very disingenuous because it was discussed in private among the 15 members so they knew what would happen. but uh i think they feel a bit boozed by the way that happened and as a result they have taken a much more negative and restricted view of syria. you know, it is now something like 15,000 people have been killed since russia first vetoed the resolution in october of last year. now, i can't pop you your royal listeners that would have made a difference and all of this bloodshed could have been completely avoided had that resolution been adopted in october of last year but i do think it would have given a much better chance for the international community to stop this bloodshed. >> rose: their argument is as you know that they are perfectly open to a
military action to take out the air defenses of libya, to attack the qaddafi forces that were threatening benghazi and the east of the country. and that was made very clear. so when that happened, when the russians and chinese said oh we don't realize w we voted for ths or allowed that resolution to pass, that the this was going to happen, that is very disingenuous because it was discussed in private among the 15 members so they knew what would happen. but uh i think they feel a bit boozed by...
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territory which is completely outside of the regime's control and that sets the stage for a possible benghazi-like pocket that could push president assad south and west war war so step back from all today's news, what do you make of today's developments. the internet, the airport? is the conflict entering a new phase? >> it's definitely entering a new phase. the siege on the airport and the airport road and so on actually mimics a lot of other attacks on airfields throughout the country where rebels approach it with missiles, machine guns and make sure planes can't take off and that way they take care of the air force that way. in terms of the internet, we're not sure. it could be intentional or the result of the power cuts or where the mobile system went out as well or part of the plan. and in damascus people are panicking, they think that something is going on that the regime is about ready to lash out and we're waiting to see what that might entail. >> warner: so you mean people, civilians on the ground, are panicing? >> absolutely. >> warner: so be go back to the airport. there is this big bat
territory which is completely outside of the regime's control and that sets the stage for a possible benghazi-like pocket that could push president assad south and west war war so step back from all today's news, what do you make of today's developments. the internet, the airport? is the conflict entering a new phase? >> it's definitely entering a new phase. the siege on the airport and the airport road and so on actually mimics a lot of other attacks on airfields throughout the country...
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close to her, he appreciates her support, particularly in 2008 and he knows she was hung out to dry on benghazi, that his administration -- >> woodruff: the so-called talking points. >> it wasn't petraeus, it wasn't clinton, it wasn't panetta who did the five shows, she did it and paid for it. >> woodruff: she couldn' couldne secretary of state so he's making her national security advisor. >> i think that's it and i think he really felt an obligation as well as an emotional commitment. >> woodruff: change in foreign policy direction? >> i doubt it. obama runs his own foreign policy. there may be more of a ting toward this humanitarian interventionist side but he runs his own policy. >> i haven't heard either one of them mention the word "syria" in public. apparently the damascus moment for susan rice in her career was rwanda in the clinton administration and she's become -- that would never be repeated. that was on her watch and she feels an enormous sense of obligation but i haven't heard her or samantha power. >> woodruff: let's bring it home finally. domestic -- a political story. new jersey
close to her, he appreciates her support, particularly in 2008 and he knows she was hung out to dry on benghazi, that his administration -- >> woodruff: the so-called talking points. >> it wasn't petraeus, it wasn't clinton, it wasn't panetta who did the five shows, she did it and paid for it. >> woodruff: she couldn' couldne secretary of state so he's making her national security advisor. >> i think that's it and i think he really felt an obligation as well as an...
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"yemen under siege" focuses on the human toll in the chaos of war in that country, while "benghazi in crisis" documents the battle between government forces and isis militants in libya's second largest city. >> woodruff: and later on "point taken"-- want to know what your boss makes? should salaries be transparent? carlos watson sits down with the c.e.o. who set his company's minimum wage at $70,000 a year. that's "point taken" at 11:00 on most pbs stations. on the newshour online: what gets lost when a company outsources? its new employee selection process? in this week's "ask the headhunter" column, read how employers, and those they are hiring, suffer when companies don't take hiring into their own hands. all that and more is on our web site: pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf,
"yemen under siege" focuses on the human toll in the chaos of war in that country, while "benghazi in crisis" documents the battle between government forces and isis militants in libya's second largest city. >> woodruff: and later on "point taken"-- want to know what your boss makes? should salaries be transparent? carlos watson sits down with the c.e.o. who set his company's minimum wage at $70,000 a year. that's "point taken" at 11:00 on most pbs...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq war after voting for it, initially. >> we're beyond disarray. we're beyond division. we've got anarchy and very clearly defined tribal sectarian civil war in iraq. that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion, do not have that policy today. >> suarez: on "fox news sunday" last weekend, south carolina senator lindsey graham made clear that republicans have not forgotten or forgiven. >> i can tell you there would be very little republican support for his nomination. at the end of the day, there will be very few votes. >> suarez: meanwhile a group of republican and democratic officials have written to the president, expressing their support for hagel, and they're mounting a campaign with radio ads. >> i've know him since his early days in the senate. we have consulted and talked often about foreign
consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq war after voting for it, initially. >> we're beyond disarray. we're beyond division. we've got anarchy and very clearly defined tribal sectarian civil war in iraq. that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion,...
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"yemen under siege" focuses on the human toll in the chaos of war in that country, while "benghazi in crisis" documents the battle between governments" forces and isis militants in libya's second largest city. >> woodruff: and later on "point taken"-- want to know what your boss makes? should salaries be transparent? carlos watson sits down with the c.e.o. who sets his company's minimum wage at $70,000 a year. that's "point taken" at 11:00 on most pbs stations.ta and again, the results from today's indiana presidential primaries. the associated press projects donald trump will easily win the republican contest, putting him just about 200 delegates away from clinching the nomination. but democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are still in a close race, with no projection yet. >> sreenivasan: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. join us online and for the latest results on indiana, and again here tomorrow evening.>> for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. yo >> major funding for the pbs newshour has bee
"yemen under siege" focuses on the human toll in the chaos of war in that country, while "benghazi in crisis" documents the battle between governments" forces and isis militants in libya's second largest city. >> woodruff: and later on "point taken"-- want to know what your boss makes? should salaries be transparent? carlos watson sits down with the c.e.o. who sets his company's minimum wage at $70,000 a year. that's "point taken" at 11:00 on...
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has been something happening at arm's length, something happening in misrata, something happening in benghazi. what we've seen in recent days are attacks on tripoli to increase the psychological pressure apart from anything else. qaddafi. to make him realize that this is something that he is involved in. i think that's very important in terms of the pressure we can bring on the regime itself. >> warner: that's what the attack on his compound on sunday night and on state tv were about? >> what the primary aim was to deal with the command-and-control mechanisms. under the u.n. resolution we've made it very clear that part of protecting the civilians is to degrade command-and-control mechanisms wherever they are in libya. when people talk about compounds, i think they have an idea that this is some little homely patch he has. these are often dual-use areas that are used for accommodation but also used for command-and-control for the armed forces that are killing and terrorizing the population. >> warner: now the british are also sending in special forces as trainers. are they there yet? and what
has been something happening at arm's length, something happening in misrata, something happening in benghazi. what we've seen in recent days are attacks on tripoli to increase the psychological pressure apart from anything else. qaddafi. to make him realize that this is something that he is involved in. i think that's very important in terms of the pressure we can bring on the regime itself. >> warner: that's what the attack on his compound on sunday night and on state tv were about?...
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think they've made the clear, don't you what t options are and even in libya they were there because of benghazi but ty were moving out and not going to be in the lead. >> rose: then i don't understand how to interpret their actions. for itance... >> this is not about the united states, though. this is reall about syria and it's about ruia supplying arms to the huge military contracts with syria. yes? yes? >> i'm not privy to details but probably yes, probably yes. which is going to be like small change compared with u.s. miliry supplies into the region and hundred and billions of dollars. yes, we do. yes, we do have certain contracts, we do have certain relationships and for us being russian i would say probably that it's less difficult than for some others simply overnight to change ones view about a 30-year-old ally and see him cruelly put in the cage. >> rose: ah! so here's what i hear you saying. that russia unlike the united states and what it did in egypt with mubarak will not do that in syria and yr long relationship with the assad family. >> it's not our style. and not the family. we ha
think they've made the clear, don't you what t options are and even in libya they were there because of benghazi but ty were moving out and not going to be in the lead. >> rose: then i don't understand how to interpret their actions. for itance... >> this is not about the united states, though. this is reall about syria and it's about ruia supplying arms to the huge military contracts with syria. yes? yes? >> i'm not privy to details but probably yes, probably yes. which is...